camber kits

[GReddy Set Go]

so my car is lowered pretty low and ive been noticing that my front tire are gettin more wore down on the inside than the outisde. so i guess my tires are sitting like / \ instead of | |.

will a camber kit fix this? or an alignment? what can i do to prevent un even tire wear?

what are some brands for camber kits...

any help would be appreicated

[Matt_Prelude]

Yup, that would be solved with a camber kit. Most of the time you need one when you lower your car.

[kommon_sense]

Not enough information to determine the cause of your problems.

If your car is slammed, then yes, you would need a camber kit to correct it. however if it is just lowered 0-2", then your problem is most likely from having a bad toe angle, and a camber kit would be a waste of money.

Did you have your car aligned after you lowered it, and if so, what were the specs?

[GReddy Set Go]

i did not have an alignment after i lowered the car.. is that what i should do first and then go from there?

[Matt_Prelude]

That will tell you what is wrong. You should always do an alignment after you lower your car.

[GReddy Set Go]

ok so i got my car aligned 2day and here are the results. (numbers in degrees)

front left
camber before = -1.2
camber actual = -1.2
specified range = -1.0 to 1.0

caster before = 3.5
caster actual = 3.5
specified range = 1.7 to 3.7

toe before = -0.17
toe actual = 0.08
specified range = -0.08 to 0.08

front right
camber before = -1.4
camber actual = -1.5
specified range = -1.0 to 1.0

caster before = 3.4
caster actual = 3.4
specified range = 1.7 to 3.7

toe before = -0.06
toe actual = 0.05
specified range = -0.08 to 0.08


rear left
camber before = -1.9
camber actual = -1.9
specified range = -1.8 to 0.3

toe before = 0.38
toe actual = 0.11
specified range = -0.00 to 0.16


rear left
camber before = -1.7
camber actual = -1.7
specified range = -1.8 to 0.3

toe before = 0.15
toe actual = 0.14
specified range = -0.00 to 0.16



more info
front total toe specfied range = -.016 to 0.16
before -0.23
actual 0.13

rear total toe specified range = 0.00 to 0.31
before .53
actual.25

the guy who did my alignment said even though my numbers fall in the "specified range' i should get camber kits to prevent future un even tire wear, but im not sure if he is trying to make money or be helpful. what do u guys think? he also said they get good prices on SPC camber kits. anyone hear of SPC cambkits?

thanks agian guys

[wildwulf]

you should definetly listen to him and get a camber kit. i have never heard of SPC camber kits but that does not mean that they arent good. i actually have a no name camber kit from ebay on my 92 accord and it works perfectly fine.

[kommon_sense]

Do not waste your money on a camber kit!!!

Camber does not eat tires unless your car is slammed and you have excessive negative camber such as -3, -4 deg.

As you can see from the readouts, you had excessive toe, outside of the specified range. This is what really eats the inside edge of the tire.


On a side note, my cars front camber is set to -1.8. I'm using my camber kit to get it set to -2 at my next alignment. I run nearly 0 toe on the front.